Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.
Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling--mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues--have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good thing. But it casts serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future.
An essential contribution to the debate about inequality, The Great Leveler provides important new insights about why inequality is so persistent--and why it is unlikely to decline anytime soon.
Автор: Wolff Richard D. Название: Capitalism`s Crisis Deepens ISBN: 1608465950 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608465958 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 16680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: World-renowned economist Richard Wolf explores the roots of the Great Recession and its immense impact on working people.
Автор: Esa Jokivuolle, Radu Tunaru Название: Preparing for the Next Financial Crisis: Policies, Tools and Models ISBN: 1316636534 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316636534 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 20050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book focuses perspectives on finance and banking on predicting future financial crises. It is for students and scholars in financial regulation, banking and macroprudential policy-making, as well as practitioners working in central banks and other financial institutions concerned with risk management and financial regulation.
Автор: Aslund Anders, Kuchins Andrew, Guriev Sergei Название: Russia After the Global Economic Crisis ISBN: 0881324973 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780881324976 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 31660.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Russia After the Global Economic Crisis examines this important country after the financial crisis of 2007-09. The second book from The Russia Balance Sheet Project, a collaboration of two of the world's preeminent research institutions, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), not only assesses Russia's international and domestic policy challenges but also provides an all-encompassing review of this important country's foreign and domestic issues. The authors consider foreign policy, Russia and its neighbors, climate change, Russia's role in the world, domestic politics, and corruption.
Автор: Haggard Название: Economic Crisis and Corporate Restructuring in Korea ISBN: 0521131715 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521131711 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 35910.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In a comprehensive and broad-ranging volume, leading scholars in economics and political science consider the problem of Korean business conglomerates - or chaebol as they are known - in the wake of the Asian financial crisis. They analyse the government`s response to the crisis, and outline an agenda for long-term reform.
Автор: Bollard Alan Название: Crisis ISBN: 1869407407 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781869407407 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 36030.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: An authoritative insider's perspective, this book penned by the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand chronicles the global financial and economic meltdown. A well-researched and dynamic firsthand account, it captures the drama of the events—from the overheated markets of 2007 through the collapse of investment banks and crises in multiple economies to the fragile recovery in New Zealand and the world in 2010—as politicians, bankers, and government officials struggled to deal with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. This updated edition also reveals how New Zealand grappled with the impact of debt crises in the United States and Europe as well as with the devastating effects of the Christchurch earthquakes.
Автор: Palley Название: From Financial Crisis to Stagnation ISBN: 1107612462 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107612464 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 44350.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Offers a novel explanation of the financial crisis and Great Recession that emphasizes the destruction of shared prosperity over the past thirty years.
Автор: Gallie Duncan Название: Economic Crisis, Quality of Work, and Social Integration ISBN: 0199664722 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199664726 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 52790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book provides a comparative analysis of the impact of the economic crisis on the quality of work and work-life balance.
Автор: Starke Peter Название: Welfare State as Crisis Manager ISBN: 0230285252 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230285255 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 71730.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions.
Автор: Feenstra RC Название: Globalization in an Age of Crisis ISBN: 022603075X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226030753 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 107710.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Along with its painful economic costs, the financial crisis of 2008 raised concerns over the future of international policy making. This book includes contributions that consider the ways in which the global economic order might address the challenges of globalization that have arisen over the years and has intensified by the recent crisis.
Автор: Castells Manuel Название: Aftermath ISBN: 0199677387 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199677382 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 33780.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The consequences of the financial crisis may be uncertain, but are sure to reach deep into the body politic, civil society, welfare systems, and reform. This collection of essays by leading international sociologists and social scientists explores the likely outcomes and consequences
Название: The World Economy after the Global Crisis ISBN: 9814383031 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814383035 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 77090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Assesses options for the global financial system, the global trading system, the international monetary system, and the Group of 20 and global governance. This book contemplates the policy challenges for emerging markets and the advanced economies in the wake of the financial crisis.
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